Toy game



July 27, 1926. 1,594,243

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PETER WILLIAM COI-IRS, 0F HOBKN, NEW' JERSEY.

TOY GAME.

Application led December 3, 1923.

This invention relates to game apparatus and its primary object is to provide a game to simulate base ball whereby it can be played indoors as a house game and with the presentation of some of the aspects and phases of the regular outdoor game, more especially the necessity of skill required in playing the game, in delivering the ball and batting the same.

A. further object is to provide a game of indoor base ball which includes mechanical players adapted to be manipulated to put the ball in action, such players being in the nature of a pitcher for delivering the ball to a batter which is capable of being manipulated to hit the ball upon such delivery.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parte, to be hereinafter fully described illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding part-s throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure l is a front elevation of a player which simulates a pitcher.

Figure 2 is a similar view which simulates a batter.

Figure 3 is an edge elevation of one of the players and showing the parts for making up the same.

Figure el is a top plan view of the playing field and showing the players above mentioned together with markers therefor arranged on the lield in playing formation.

Figure 5 is a detail view of the resilient means for the actuation of the players.

Figurel 6 is a similar view of the ball.

Figure 7 is a side elevation of a marker for the players.

Referring to the drawings in detail the reference numeral l indicates a front plate forming a portion of the players and which has fixed to the back thereof adjacent its central portion through the instrumentality of a hinge 2, a plate 3 which extends below the lower end of the front plate l and has secured to its lower end and to the rear portion thereof a weighted base 4 which is substantially triangular formation in cross section and is adapted to support the respecof the player Serial No. 678,323.

tive plates at a slight inclination as disclosed in Figure 3 of the drawings. `A. headed stud 5 extends from each of the plates l and 3 for receiving a resilient member 6 which is in the lnature of a. rubber band disclosed in detail in Figure 5 of the drawings. By securing the rubber band to the headed studs 5, it will be apparent that the `plate l will be normally retained in parallelism with the 'plate 2 as shown in full lines in Figure 3 and in dottedlines when the plate l is a ranged to operativeposition.

Any number of the pieces so far described may be employed, but only two are disclosed in the drawings and as shown the players are printed or otherwise formed on the front of the respective plates, a portion on each plate and as shown the players simulate a pitcher and a batter. The pitcher has fixed to the cap portion thereof a substantially U- shaped metallic ball holding piece 7.

rlhe playing lield is indicated by the reference numeral 8 and has formed thereon the customary diamond 9. The players are adapted to be arranged in playing formation as suggested in Figure e and markers l0 are provided for the players for a purpose which will be presently described.

From the disclosure presented by the drawings and the foregoing it will be apparent that the game is adapted to simulate the outdoor game of base ball and may be played in practically the same manner as the outdoor game by two or more persons. While only two of the players are disclosed in the drawings any number of players may be employed or any number of markers l0.

ln playing the game the ball ll is positioned in the ball holding piece 7 as shown in Figure l of the drawings and the upper plate l is moved. rearwardly against the tension of the rubber band 6 to cause the ball to be thrown toward the batter which is also arranged in operative position as suggested by dotted lines in Figure 2 for hitting the ball, and if the ball is hit by the plate l of the batter the marker for the batter is advanced to the respective posi tions on the diamond until the ball is recovered, or he may be put out before reaching any of the bases of the diamond. However, if the marker of the batter is advanced another marker is used and the same action takes place as above described. In

other Words the game is played in somewhat the same manner as the outdoor game.

t is thought from the foregoing description that the adxfantag'es and novel features of my invention will be readiljvv apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the con `iii'iation and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

lil/That I claim is:

l. An indoor base ball gaine of' the character described comprising a playing field, a diamond 'formed on said field, mechanical playing' pieces formed of hinged plates and adapted to be arranged in playing formation on said iield` markers for the playing pieces, a ball holding means carried by one of said playing pieces, means for putting a portion of said last mentioned playing piece under tension for causing the ball to be thrown from its holding means, and means on the other ot said playing piece tor batting the ball, and figures on each of the playingi pieces to simulate players ot a base ball team.

2. A playing piece for an indoor base ball game comprising' a Weighted base piece, a plate fixed thereto and rising` therefrom, a front plate secured to the plate irst mentioned, a hinge forming the securing means between the respective plates, headed studs extending in parallelism from each of the said plates and a resilient means secured to the respective studs 'for the purpose speciied.

ylhis speciication signed this 2nd day of June, 1928.

PETER WILLIAM COHRS. 

